Mike Mussina

Baltimore had waited for this cold, soggy day for 15 years. With anticipation in the crisp October air, the Orioles played their first home playoff game at Camden Yards in since 1997 on Sunday night, so waiting an extra two hours and 26 minutes really didn’t matter too much. But Russell Martin’s solo homer off O’s closer Jim Johnson in the ninth inning kickstarted a five-run rally for the New York Yankees, who took Game 1 of the American League Division Series, 7-2. Game 2 is tonight at Camden Yards. Martin took a 2-0, 93 mph sinker from Johnson over left-field fence to lead off the top of the ninth. It was the first home run hit off the majors’ regular-season...

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